Autographic register.



Patented Dec. II, |900.

AUTOGBAPHIC REGISTER.

(Application filed Dec 18, 1899 'i (N0 Model.)

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F. L. Boss, J. T. EARLE, J. J. Boon & H. Henman.

AUTDGRAPHIC REGISTER.

' 'Application filed D eu. 1B, 1899.. (No Modal.)

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UNITED STATES "LaTnT rricn.

FRANK LQROSS, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, AND JAMES T. EARLE, OF LATONIA,JOSHUA J. GOOD, OF HARRODSBURG, AND HOPE REDMON, OF CYNTHIANA, KENTUCKY,ASSIGNORS TO BLANCHE M. VILSON, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 663,667, dated December11, 1900. Application filed December 18, 1899. Serial No. 740,704. iNomodel.)

To a/ZZ whom it may concern.- 1 on this tablet respectively between thethree Be it known that we, FRANK L. ROSS, repaper strips in the usualmanner. The two o siding at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilupperstrips are delivered exteriorly between ton and State of Ohio, and JAMEST. EARLE, rolls d d', having the end gear-Wheels e e' in 5 residing atLationia, in the county of Kenton, mesh with each other. One of thesewheels JOSHUA J. GOOD, residing at Harrodsburg, e has a handle H forrevolving these rolls and in the county of Mercer, and HOPE REDMON, foroperating the entire device. The record- 55 residing at Cynthiana, inthe county of Harricopy is delivered under the roller d' and over son,State of Kentucky, citizens of the United carrierrollf to thefolding-cylinders. These lo States, have invented certain new and usefulcylinders C D have end gear-wheels g g in Improvements in AutographicRegisters, of mesh with each other, and cylinder D has a which thefollowing is a specification. gear-wheel g2 in mesh with an intermediate6o Our invention relatesto an improvement gear-wheel h, meshing with thegear-wheel e', in autographic registers having for an object from whichit receives power. These revothe production of a device in which thepaper luble parts are all suitably journaled in the strip will be fedovera pair of revoluble fold- Y `frame A. Each cylinder has in its facea ing-cylindersjournaled in aframe and geared tongue E E and a groove FF', running par- 65 together. The original record and copy are allel tothe axle and cam-guide groove G delivered exteriorly,the triplicate copyfolded G transverse thereto. These tongues and zo bythecylindersintoareceiving-compartment grooves are so disposed that thetongue on and filed upon a paper-holding rack detacheach cylinder willengage with the groove on ably located therein. l the opposite cylinderduring the cylinder rev- 7o Our invention further comprisesmeansforelution, thereby tucking the paper extended accomplishing these resultsina simple and `over the to'ngue, thereby forming a fold into efficientmanner, the features of which are the receiving-groove, where the foldis automore fully set forth in the description of the matically caughtby the clamping instrumenaccompanying drawings, making a part oftalities, which are as follows: 75 this specification, in whichh h2represent the axles of the cylinders.

Figure l is a central vertical section of our Upon these are mounted theclamping-arms 3o device. Fig. 2 is a perspectiveview of the I by meansof earsi't". (See Fig. 3.) On the holding-rack. Fig. 3 is a plan View ofthe axles are stop-collars 4t 5 to prevent endclamping mechanism. Fig. 4is aperspective wise movement of the clamping-arms. The 8o view of thefolding-'cylinders and strippers clamping-arms extend out radially tothe detached from the frame. Fig. 5 is a plan grooves in the faces ofthe cylinders. The

View of the spring-controlled stripping device. length of the movementof the clamping-arm Fig. 6 is an end view, partly in section, of one isof course limited bythe width of the groove. of the cylinders. Fig. 7 isa similar view of j represents a spring wound around the 85 the oppositeend of the cylinder. Fig. 8 is a axle secured thereto at one end and theother similar View to Fig. G, showing the clampend bearing against thearm and forcing it 4o arm in operation. normally against one wall, asshown in Fig.

A represents the box or frame, in the front 6. Each arm is provided witha hook projecportion of which are journaled paper-rolls l, tion J. N 9o2, and 3. The strips from rolls l 3 pass over K represents atripping-lever (see Fig. 5)

carrier-roll a, and the strip from roll 2 passes having one bearing inthe cylinder-head 7c over roll a. They are fed in this order over andpiercing the opposite cylinder-head 7c' the writing tablet or support I)opposite the and projected beyond the said head.` This open section B onthetop of the frame for lever passesthrough the hook portion Joi armwriting. The carbon pieces c c' are supported I and has a cam-lug L atthis point adapted cylinder D, which actuates the clamping-arm inders.

and clamps it down upon the fold of paper tuckedl into the groove. Thecylinder D carries this fold of the paper to the front of the box andthe cylinder C at the appropriate interval forms a fold and carries itto the opposite end of the receptacle M. The follow-v inginstrumentalities are provided for filing these folds:

G G represent the transverse cam-grooves in the faces of the cylinders.

OPrepresentstrippingdevices,one mounted upon each side of the pair offolding-cyl- The stripper O in front of the pair of cylinders is mountedin a hollow standard o and rests upon spring o@ The stripper P ismounted on a cross-harp, resting on springs p', sleeved upon standards.The reason why two standards are used at the rear is to provide accessand egress to the paper-holding rack Q, to be later described. Thestrippers O P rest normally in contact with the respectivecylinder-faces, being slightly compressed on their springs and in theline of travel of the transverse cam-grooves G G'. The strippers areprovided with orifices q q', normally engaging the ends of pins rr,projected from opposite ends of holdingrack Q. The grooves GG crossthe grooves F F. Just before cylin'der D has carried the fold of thepaper to the extreme front of the receiving-compartment the nose of thestripper enters the groove and the stripper extends underspringpressure, and the travel ofthe cylinder brings the fold under thenose of the stripper at the deepest portion of the camway, from whichpoint it is slowly depressed again to normal position on the face of thecylinder, carrying down with it the said fold and pressing it over theend of tiling-pin r. The cylinder C folds and files the opposite end ofthe paper in like manner.

In order to readily take out and replace the holding-rack, We providethe following instrumentalities:

S represents a compartment for the reception of the holding-rack Q. Anopen space s is provided in the base of said frame immedately under thecylinders for the longitudinal removal of the rack with its filing-pins.T represents a plate having the ear t, through which passes eccentriclever U, journaled in the frame of the device.

u represents the handle of a door for access to compartment S. Theholding-rack is slid longitudinally into the compartment S upon plate T.The eccentric lever is turned, raising the rack in a vertical planeuntil its tilingpins enter the orifices q q. This is for the purpose ofraising and lowering the detachable rack in such manner that the pinsshall be horizontally under and rising vertically into position. Asingle stripper and a single filing-pin at one end of thepaper-compartment M would operate, though less satisfactorily, as itwould leave loose folds at one end of the rack, and it is obviously ofgreater utility to have the folds compressed into posit-ion at each endof the rack. Various modifications for actuating the clampingarms,strippers, and for operating the holding-rack could readily be devisedbyl a skilful mechanic familiar with our invention, and we do not wishto be limited to anyspecific features not herein expressly'claimed.

Having described ourinvention, we claim- 1. In an autographic registerthe combination of a pair of revoluble folding-cylinders journaled in aframe and geared together, a tongue and groove in each cylinder, meansfor revolving said cylinders whereby the tongue of each cylinder engagesthe groove of its coacting cylinder during each revolution, aspringclamping memberin each groove having an actuating-barprojected beyondthe end of its cylinder, means mount-ed on the frame adapted to engagesaid bar and depress said member during t-he cylinder revolution, acam-groove in the face of each cylinder, and` a vspring-controlledstripping device supportedupon each side of the pair of cylindersengaging the faces thereof in the path of travel of thecam-grooves,substantially as described. 2. In anautographie register thecombination of a pair of revoluble folding-cylinders IOO journaled in aframe and geared together, a

tongue and groove in each cylinder, means for revolving said cylinderswhereby the tongue of each cylinder engages the groove of its coactingcylinder during each revolution, a spring clamping memberin each groovehaving an actuating-bar projected beyond the end of its cylinder, meansmounted on vthe frame adapted to engage said bars and depress saidclamping members during the cylinder revolution, a cam-groove in theface of each cylinder, a spring-controlled stripping device supportedupon each side of the pair of cylinders engaging the lower portion oftheir faces in the path of travel of the cam-grooves and a holding-rackha'ving ling-pins located under the strippers, substantially asdescribed.

3. In an autographic register the combination of a pair of revolublefolding-cylinders journaled in a frame and geared together, a tongue andgroove diametrically opposed in each cylinder, means for revolving saidcylinders whereby each tongue engages the groove of its coactingcylinder during each revolution, a spring clamping member in eachgroove, an actuating-bar therefor projected IIO beyond the end of itscylinder, means mounted on the frame adapted to engage said bars .anddepress said members during the cylinder revolution, a cam-groove in theface of one cylinder, and a spring-controlled stripping device supportedupon one side of said cylinder engaging the face thereof in the path oftravel of said cam-groove, substantially as described. j

4. In an autographic register the combinal[ion of a pair of revolublefolding-cylinders journaled in a frame and geared together, a tongue andgroove in each cylinder, means for revolving said cylinders whereby eachtongue engages the groove of its coacting cylinderduring eachrevolution, a spring clamping member in each groove, an actuating-bartherefor projecting beyond the end of its cylinder, means mounted on theframe adapted to engage said bars, a cam-groove in the face of onecylinder, a spring-controlled stripping device supported upon one sideof the pair of cylinders engaging the face thereof in the path of travelof the cam-groove and a holding-rack provided with a ling-pin locatedunder the stripper, substantially as described.

5. In an autographic register the combination of a pair of revolublefolding-cylinders journaled in a frame and geared together, a tongue andgroove in each cylinder, means for revolving said cylinders whereby eachtongue engages the groove of its coacting cylinder during eachrevolution, a spring clamping member in each groove, an actuating-barfor each clamping memberprojected beyond `the end of its cylinder',means mounted on the frame adapted to engage said bar, a transversecam-groove in the face of each cylinder,a

spring-controlled stripping device supported upon each side of saidcylinders engaging the faces thereof in the line of travel of thecamgrooves, orifices in said strippers and .a holding-rack supportedunder the cylinders having filing-pins normally engaging the orices inthe strippers, substantially as described.

6. In an autographic register the combination of a pair of revolublefolding-cylinders liournaled in a frame and geared together, a tongueand groove in each cylinder, means for revolving said cylinders wherebyeach tongue engages the groove of its coacting cylinder during eachrevolution, a spring clamping memberin each groove, an actuating-bar foreach arm projected beyond the end of each cylinder, means mounted on theframe adapted to engage said bars, a transverse camgroove in the face ofeach cylinder, a springcontrolled stripping device supported on eachside of said cylinders engaging the faces thereof in the path of travelof the cam-grooves, an orifice in each stripper, a detachableholdingrack supported under said cylinders having Illing-pins normally'engaging the orifices in the stripper, and means for bodily raising andlowering said plate into and out of posi-` tion, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof We have hereunto set our hands.

FRANK L. ROSS. JAMES T. EARLE. JOSHUA J. GOOD. HOPE REDMON.

Witnesses:

OLIVER B. KAISER, C. W. MILES.

